Myanmar: Burma Army Seizes More Than 400 Tons of Sawn Logs

May 3, 2017 | Nan Lwin Hnin Pwint, Irrawaddy
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The Burma Army seized 15 trucks and 402 tons of unattended teak and kino (gum) sawn logs in Nansang Township, southern Shan State, on April 29. The military has transported the seized wood and vehicles to a “safe place,” according to U Zaw Min, deputy director general of the forestry department, which falls under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation.